Jim F, Author at Backseat Mafia

Meet: Ash frontman Tim Wheeler – “If it wasn’t fun and playful, we’d have quit long ago”

Ash frontman Tim Wheeler is in reflective but upbeat mood as he talks about the band’s new album To The Stars, their first since 2021. “It’s the shortest gap we’ve…

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Live Review: The Lemonheads / The Bevis Frond – The Foundry, Sheffield, 26.08.2025

The Foundry was buzzing the other Tuesday night with a strong crowd turning out for a double bill of cult favourites: The Bevis Frond and The Lemonheads. For those who…

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Live Review: Supergrass / Sports Team / Ellur – Piece Hall, Halifax 16.08.2025

A virtual sell-out crowd filled Halifax’s historic Piece Hall on Saturday night as Supergrass rolled into town on the 30th anniversary tour of their landmark debut I Should Coco. The…

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Live Review: Smashing Pumpkins / White Lies / Rocket – Piece Hall, Halifax 12.08.2025

Words: Jim F / Pictures: Huw Williams It was a brilliant, almost life-affirming night in Halifax as The Smashing Pumpkins rolled into town to play to a sold-out Piece Hall…

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Meet: BC Camplight – Truth, Trauma, and the Power of a Sober Conversation

There are artists who write songs, and then there’s BC Camplight — aka Brian Christinzio — a singular force who turns the ragged fabric of his life into spellbinding musical…

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Live Review: The Bluetones – Network 2, Sheffield 23.05.2025

A packed house in Sheffield welcomed The Bluetones with open arms a couple of weeks back, as the beloved Britpop survivors delivered a set full of warmth, wit, and wall-to-wall…

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Album Review: Ty Segall – Possession; the relentlessly creative Segall releases one of his best albums to date

Ty Segall’s Possession is a technicolor journey through the underbelly of modern America—psychedelic, melodic, and bursting with invention. His 16th album is one of his most sonically adventurous yet, moving effortlessly from…

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Album Review: Ty Segall – Possession; inventive, melodic and one of his best yet

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Meet: Monaco Revisited – David Potts on the Long-Awaited Return of Music for Pleasure

When I caught up with David Potts, he was in the thick of tour prep — “just finishing up the last bit of packing,” as he put it. Within hours,…

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Live Review: Pixies / Big Special – Leeds O2 Academy 19.05.2025

Pixies and Big Special rolled into Leeds, and it was a night of both contrasts at the O₂ Academy: a blistering, opening set from The Big Special, followed by a…

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